Polygonal loops above ordered ports #
A loop leaves the origin towards (a,1), rises vertically, crosses horizontally at height
2 + |a-b|, returns to (b,1), and closes at the origin. Distinct disjoint or strictly nested
port intervals give loops whose only common point is the origin. All statements quantify over
actual real parameters of the five segments. This is an original coordinate construction.
A five-segment closed route with ordered real ports and a horizontal upper segment.
The two ports are kept in the given order, including when b < a.
Instances For
Coordinates at every real parameter on each of the five actual segments.
Disjoint or strictly nested port intervals give loops meeting only at the origin. The four port coordinates must be distinct, but neither their spacing nor the loop orientations are prescribed.